HOLE BY HOLE GUIDE
HOLE 17
BACK TEES DISTANCE : 436 YDS
CLUB TEES DISTANCE: 408 YDS
LADIES TEES DISTANCE: 318 YDS
PAR : 4
SI : 7
WATER:
None
OUT OF BOUNDS :
If you go completely pearshaped and blast it left you will end up on the main road and the ball will end up passing by Mullach in about an hour depending on the wind.
BUNKERS :
There's one tricky one on the right hand side of the fairway to catch those who try to aim away from the dune in front of the tee box. Up by the green you've 3 green side bunkers. 2 in front on both sides, left and right then there's one a bit further up on the left hand side. All of these are right little round spoilers.
TREES :
None
TEE SHOT:
From the back tees you can have a guessing game at where to aim the shot in order to get to the fairway. From the tees that us mortals play off of you've got a view of the fairway, albeit in the distance over some thick seaside rough. The fairway is relatively open at the beginning but you do have the bunker that comes into play let alone the rough so the best place to aim it for is straight down the middle and if you're any way slightly off line miss it slightly left.
APPROACH SHOT:
This will be a tricky one. The green entrance is fairly tight and very well protected by bunkers and dunes so try to thread it through here. There's a slight dip before the green but in relative terms to some of the previous greens it's not too bad.
GREEN OVERVIEW :
It's slopey again with slight hills on the left and right edge of the mid section. There's a slight tier at the top half but it's not overly different than the lower level. Like all of the greens here it's tricky.
OVERALL TIPS :
You must keep the tee shot on the fairway as tricky as it is. On the second shot you must split the dunes and bunkers and try to get it onto the green. You can make a run for the pin from off the green so it makes a welcome change. Try to get it on the near side of the pin as you're looking at it to keep the next putt uphill but you need to get it as close as you can. Try not to end up on either side of the green, keep it as close to middle as you can as either sides have serious slopes. If you can get on in 2 and make the hole in a further 2 whacks of your putter head to the last nice and content with your showing here and get ready for the last.